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January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a ritual procession beside a water tank at an outdoor amphitheatre-style venue with tiered red steps. In the centre, a man with a black turban and bare chest wears a red-orange dhoti-style wrap, a rudraksha mala, and a large gold pendant on a gold chain, with white tripundra marks on his forehead. He stands with his eyes lowered. Flanking him, two shaved-headed men in orange-red wraps wear rudraksha and beaded garlands, one with a red-and-gold shawl. Behind them, drummers play drums and a man blows a horn. A large black Shiva lingam stands on a tiered platform decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, with water streaming from it. Many people in white clothing fill the steps behind, and palm trees and a stone wall form the background.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a stepped temple tank beside a large black Shiva linga on a raised platform, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a golden lingam-style crown. Water sprays from a pipe near the linga. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a red-orange shawl, a gold-coloured necklace and a garland, standing among devotees on the steps. Nearby, saffron-robed sannyasis and men in white dhotis carry a large drum and long curved brass horns, the horn players in orange and white. Behind them, a crowd in white and colourful clothes fills the tiered stone seating along the tank wall. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks beside the procession. The scene looks like a ritual abhishekam or procession at the tank.2016-01-03A photograph of a procession descending stone steps beside a reflective water tank, with a red-and-ochre temple structure behind. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair, a red dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant walks with downcast eyes; his forehead bears white tilak markings. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-gold dhoti wears a beaded necklace and bangles. Behind them, a line of men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings walks in step. At right, a drummer in an orange garment and rudraksha mala plays a drum, and a second drum rests near the steps.2016-01-03A procession on a red-brick stepped ghat with rows of black stone shivalinga-style pillars. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and gold armbands, walks barefoot on a striped runner while a bright multicolour tasselled umbrella is held over him by an attendant in orange cloth. Beside him a woman in a brown sari walks with a black handbag. Drummers in orange dhotis beat drums on the left, and a figure in orange carries a decorated plate with greenery. Men in white dhotis with folded hands stand on the steps at right. a person is the man under the umbrella, shown by his long gold-beaded necklace, gold armbands and ceremonial umbrella escort; he is shown walking in the procession.2017-08-14A procession walks along a stone-paved temple water-tank edge beside a row of dark black stone shivalinga pillars on the left. In the centre, a man in a dark maroon-red robe with a rudraksha mala and wrist beads walks barefoot, his hands pressed together, with a white forehead mark. Beside him, a man in an orange-red cloth carries a tray with a green garland and flowers. Behind them, a man with a bare chest and red cloth and a long-haired man with white ritual wrap follow, with a drummer in white and orange cloths. Women in white saris with gold borders and some in yellow stand at the left and right edges, hands pressed together in greeting. Many white-clad devotees sit on red-tiered steps in the background. Still green water fills the tank at the right edge.2017-05-22 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03